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Two pedals serve to make the rotation of the cylinder quicker or slower, and to render the vibration stronger or weaker. Under the hands of Messrs Kauffmann this instrument gives out sweeter tones than the Harmonica, and produces a truly celestial harmony.

Mr Menke of Berlin has invented a process for converting Mahogany saw-dust into a soft paste, which becomes harder by exposure to the atmosphere, and is susceptible of receiving and retaining the forms given to marble, wood, and bronze. This substance takes the most beautiful gilding, as well as the colour of bronze. into candelabra, lustres, lamps, vases, statues, and all kinds of ornaments for furniture, which equal in elegance the finest works in bronze, and cost only one-eighth of the price.

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The Catalogue of the late Leipsic Easter Fair occupies 330 octavo pages, being considerably thicker than of late years, a proof of the favourable influence of the present pacific state of affairs upon the branches of trade connected with literature and the sciences.

ITALY.

Sculpture, &c.-Rome, 27th March.The digging up of the very ancient Urns and Sarcophagi about Albano, is diligent ly continued. Their form is rude, representing sometimes little towers, sometimes strange little houses, in the shape of an oven. These are found, of every variety of size, filled with ashes and bones; and the opening is closed by a lid, which is fastened with brass pins. Round about, and also within some of them, are pieces of amber, little shields, swords, lances, and clasps of metal, pots, lamps, and tripods. The material of which these sarcophagi or urns are composed, is not burnt earth, but, according to appearance, a mixture of earth and mineral pitch, or coals. What is most remarkable is, that in order to find them, one must dig first through a layer of Peperino, and then a thick stratum of earth; so that it is evident that they have been buried under a stratum of lava, like Herculaneum and Pompeii. Now since, according to the tradition, Ascaneus founded his new city on the Lake of Castel Gondolfo, (the extinguished volcano of the place,) the antiquity of these things must be placed further back than the Trojan war, however averse one may be to allow this. The Archæological Society at Rome has already begun to examine all these remains; and we may expect very divided opinions, and violent disputes, on the subject.

A fragment of the Consular Annals was found at Rome, on the 29th of March, in

the ruins of the Temple of Castor. It corresponds with the tables that were found some time before, and deposited in the Capitol. They contain the names of eight of the Decemvirs, who were the authors of the law of the twelve tables.

The following account of the manuscripts lately discovered, and published by Mr Mai of the Ambrosian Library at Milan, we give in his own words :-" Amongst the Bobian MSS," says he, "I found one which contains the works of the Christian poet Sedulius; and, while I was examining it very closely-O immortal God!' on a sudden I exclaimed, what is it that I see? Behold Cicero! behold the light of Roman eloquence buried in unmerited obscurity! I recognise the lost orations of Tully, I perceive his eloquence flowing with godlike force from these fountains, abounding with sonorous words and noble sentiments.' By degrees the titles also of the works disclosed themselves in the margin of the MS. Judge with what rapture I was filled, when I detected large unpublished fragments of three orations of Cicero, to wit, pro Scauro, pro Tullio, and pro Flacco. They are written in large and beautiful characters, each page being divided into three columns. The oration pro Scauro, is surrounded with elegant scholia, of which some are written in very ancient, though minute, capital letters; others in a ruder hand, but still ancient, and, as it appears, from the same author. The writer of these scholia I suspect to have been Asconius Pædianus. For the style and complexion, and kind of writing, seem to point him out. The MS. is in octavo, because the monkish transcribers of Sedulius doubled the quarto leaves. The character of the Sedulius is of a very ancient form, but very different from that of the Cicero. It is the opinion of several antiquaries, that the former may be referred to the eighth century of the Christian era; and the latter to the second or third. The four books of Sedulius are mentioned in the ancient catalogue published by Muratori, and this Codex continues them, though in a mutilated state." These manuscripts formed part of the library of a convent at Bobio, in the Appennines, which had been purchased in the seventeenth cen tury, and brought to Milan.

SPAIN.

Madrid, April 29.-The king has consulted the academy of St Ferdinand on the best means of checking the inundation of ludicrous engravings, in which picturesellers carry on a traffic humiliating to the arts, and even to the nation. Objects the most sacred, the King, all the august members of the Royal Family, are made the subject of such engravings, and are even transformed into caricatures. To avoid this

profanation, and on the report of the academy, it is ordered

1st, That individuals even of that body, or of whatever class they may be, shall not, in future publish any work of art, or of literature, without having the same first submitted to censors, and obtaining the approbation of the academy.

2d, That those who are not members of

the academy, and not wishing to take the title of the same, shall be fined fifty ducats (about £6 sterling), in case they should presume to paint, engrave, or in any other manner give to the public the representations of sacred objects, or portraits of his Majesty, or of the persons of the Royal Family, without having previously obtained the consent of the academy.

WORKS PREPARING FOR PUBLICATION.

LONDON.

Annals of the Fine Arts.-The Fourth Part of this work, which has been delayed beyond its usual time in consequence of the death of one of the proprietors, will be published early in June, and the succeeding parts as regularly as heretofore.

Dr Jackson is preparing for publication a Sketch of the History and Cure of Febrile Diseases; more particularly the Febrile Diseases of the West Indies, as they appear among the Soldiers of the British Army.

Mr Nichols will publish, in the course of the month, a Journal of a voyage to New Zealand in company with the Rev. Samuel Marsden; with an account of the state of that country.

A work on the Ruins of Gour is announced, which will be represented in 18 Views, with a Topographical Map; the whole compiled from the manuscripts and drawings of the late N. Creighton, Esq.

The ninth volume of the Poetical Regis ter, containing above three hundred original and fugitive poems, and numerous criticisms on poetic and dramatic works, will appear this month. The tenth volume is in preparation.

The Lady's Receipt Book, containing a collection of valuable miscellaneous receipts and choice secrets, in useful, elegant, and ornamental cuts, by Wm Pybus, author of a Manual of Useful Knowledge, &c. will speedily appear.

Lectures on Scripture Doctrines are preparing by Dr Wm Bengo Collyer.

The Hon. Wm Herbert has nearly ready for publication, a new and corrected edition of the Musa Etonensis, with additional pieces. Dr Montucci has in the press an Account of the Rev. Robert Morrison's Chinese Dictionary, and of his own. It will form a 4to volume, containing about 200 pages, on superfine vellum paper, with above 1000 engraved Chinese characters.

The Rev. T. F. Dibdin's Bibliographical Decameron, which has been delayed by the

great increase of matter, is expected to appear in July.

Capt. C. Clarke of the Royal Artillery, has in the press a Summary of the State of Spain at the Restoration of Ferdinand VII.

A new work, in one volume 8vo, will shortly appear, entitled, "Authentic Memoirs of the Revolution in France, and of the Sufferings of the Royal Family;" deduced chiefly from accounts by eye-witnesses, which will exhibit, besides information from other sources, a combined narrative of details from MM. Hue, Clery, Edgeworth, and the lately published and interesting Journal of the Duchesse D'Angouleme.

Thomas Walter Williams of the Inner Temple, Esq. is printing a continuation of his compendious Abstract of all the Public Acts, on the same scale and plan as the acts passed anno 1816, which will be published immediately after the close of the present Session of Parliament.

We are extremely happy to hear that Miss Edgeworth has another work immediately forthcoming, consisting of two tales, Harrington and Ormond, forming, together, three volumes.

The third volume of the new edition of Wood's Athenæ Oxoniensis, with great additions, edited and continued by Mr Bliss, will be published the end of this month, closely printed in royal 4to. The fourth volume is in the press.

A small work of much utility will be published in a few days, entitled, Errors of Pronunciation, and Improper Expressions in current use, chiefly by the inhabitants of London; to which are added those in simi、 lar mis-use by the inhabitants of Paris.

A new Spanish and English Dictionary will be published within a few days, in which the number of additional words incorporated exceeds 50,000. It will be the most complete dictionary of any two languages extant.

Mr Colburn has in the press a Transla tion of the very interesting Narrative of the

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Russian Captain Golownin, who was detained for three years a prisoner among the Japanese.

The Rev. Wm. Milne is printing, in an 8vo volume, a Translation from the Chinese, with Notes, of the Sacred Edict, containing sixteen maxims of the Emperor Kanghi, amplified by his son, Yoong Ching; with a paraphrase by a Mandarin.

The Rev. W. Bellamy is preparing for the press, a Concordance to the Bible, to be printed of a uniform size with the editions of the Family Bible, lately edited under the direction of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; by the Rev. Geo. D'Oyley and the Rev. Dr Mant.

Mr Alex. Chalmers has completed that great undertaking, the new edition of the General Biographical Dictionary, in 32 vols 8vo. The magnitude of the labour may be conceived, when it is known that this edition has been' augmented by 3934 additional lives; of the remaining number, 2176 have been re-written, and the whole revised and corrected. Appended to each article are copious references to the sources whence the materials are derived.

Mr Conrad Loddiges of Hackney, long celebrated as a cultivator of plants, is preparing for the press the Botanical Cabinet, containing coloured plates of exotic and British flowers which have blown in his garden. The whole will be published in parts, and comprehend a great number of the most curious species known in Great Britain.

The Clerical Guide, or Ecclesiastical Directory, containing a register of the Dignita

ries of the Church, and a list of all the Benefices in England and Wales, is in the press.

The Rev. Dr Williams is preparing for publication a new treatise on geographical science, to be entitled, The Geographical Mirror; containing an accurate and comprehensive description of the known world, according to the most recent discoveries and arrangements; to which will be added, a comparative view of ancient and modern Geography, with an interesting and popular selection of notices respecting the manners, customs, antiquities, and leading historical outlines of the various nations of the earth. The same author has in the press The Parent's Catechism of Useful Knowledge.

A new work has been commenced, under the title of The Continental Medical Repository; exhibiting a concise view of the latest discoveries and improvements made on the Continent in medicine, surgery, and pharmacy; conducted by E. von Embden, and assisted by other gentlemen of the faculty. It will be published in quarterly numbers.

The Greeks; being the Jeremiad of an exiled Greek, "Venu de France d'une manière inconnue," with notes and characters, will be published in a few days.

At the commencement of 1818, will be published, (to be continued regularly, at least once every three months,) Vol. I. Part I. of the Encyclopædia Metropolitana, or Universal Dictionary of Knowledge, on an original plan; comprising the two-fold advantage of a philosophical and an alphabetical arrangement; with appropriate and entirely new engravings.

EDINBURGH.

Lectures on the History of Ancient and Modern Literature; translated from the German of Frederick Schlegel; with notes, and an introduction by the translator, in 2 vols 8vo.

Lacunar Strevelinense. A Collection of Heads, etched and engraved after the Carved Work which formerly decorated the Roof of the King's Room in Stirling Castle. one volume imperial quarto.

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A Treatise on Geognosy and Mineralogical Geography, with numerous plates, illustrative of the mineralogical structure of the earth in general, and that of Great Britain and other countries in particular; by Professor Jameson. In 2 vols 8vo.

The Edinburgh Encyclopædia, Vol. XI. Part II.

Supplement to the Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol. II. Part II.

A Summary of the Law relating to the granting New Trials in Civil Suits by Courts of Justice in England; by John Peter Grant, Esq. 8vo.

Sermons, by the Rev. Dr Romeyn of New York, are printing, in one volume 8vo. and will speedily be published.

Professor Paxton, of Edinburgh, has just VOL. I.

issued Proposals for publishing by subscription, in three 8vo vols, an interesting work of great research, entitled, The Holy Scriptures Illustrated; from the Geography of the East; from Natural History; and from the Customs and Manners of Ancient and Modern Nations. Though the general scheme has been anticipated, the proposed arrangement is more systematic than any former work, and there is every reason to expect a performance that must be a valuable accession to the Christian Library.

Rob Roy; by the author of Waverley, &c. 3 vols.

Dr Duncan jun. has nearly completed the new edition of the Edinburgh Practice of Physic.

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A new History of Berwick upon Tweed, with notices of the neighbouring villages; by the Rev. Thomas Johnstone, minister of the Low Meeting-House in that town, in 1 vol. 12mo., accompanied with a new plan of the town, will appear towards the end of July.

Mr W. Paterson, author of Views in Edinburgh, is preparing for the press a work on the Scenery and Antiquities of Mid-Lothian, the first part of which will speedily be published.

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MONTHLY LIST OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.

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BIOGRAPHY.

LONDON.

LIVES of Haydn and Mozart, with Criticisms upon their Works; to which are added, Observations on Metastasio, and on the present State of Music in France and Italy. In a Series of Letters written at Vienna; translated from the French, with Notes, by the author of "Sacred Melodies," 8vo. 12s.

The Annual Biography and Obituary for the year 1816, 8vo. 15s.

Memoirs of John Philip Kemble, Esq. with a Critique on his Performances; by John Ambrose Williams. 5s. 6d.

Memoirs and Remains of the late Rev. Charles Buck; containing copious Extracts from his Diary, and interesting Letters to his Friends; interspersed with various Observations illustrative of his Character and Works; by J. Styles, D.D. 5s.

BOTANY.

Albert Durer's Prayer Book; consisting of 45 Designs of exquisitely tasteful Ornaments, with a portrait copied on stone, from an edition published at Munich. No 1. (to be completed in 5 monthly numbers.> 10s. 6d.

A Series of Incidents of English Bravery, during the late Campaigns on the Continent; by A. Atkinson. No 1. (to be completed in 6 monthly numbers.) 6s.

The Costume of the Netherlands, illustrated by 30 Coloured Engravings, after Drawings by Miss Semple; imperial 4to. £2, 8s.

British Gallery of Contemporary Portraits. No XXIII.

Picturesque Voyage round Great Britain; by W. Daniel, A.R.A. No XXXIII. 10s. 6d.

GEOGRAPHY.

A Geographical Sketch of the Principal Conversations on Botany, illustrated by Mountains throughout the World; exhibit20 engravings.

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A Book of Questions adapted to Mrs Trimmer's English, Scripture, Ancient, and Roman Histories; begun by herself, and completed by her daughter, Sarah Trimmer. 6s.

A Theological Hebrew Grammar and Lexicon, or Key to the Holy Tongue; by the Rev. Solomon Lyon, Teacher of Hebrew to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, &c. 8vo. £1, 5s.

The French Part, or Key to the Book of Versions; which may serve also as a Book of Elegant Extracts from the best French Classics. 3s. 6d.

Academic Errors, or Recollections of Youth. 5s. 6d.

FINE ARTS.

A New Drawing Book for the Use of Beginners; by Samuel Prout, No 1. 6s.

ing, at one View, their Comparative Elevations, and grouped according to their respective chains; founded upon the most exact Geographical and Barometrical Admeasurements. 8s.

HISTORY.

The History of the British Revolution of 1688-9, recording all the Events connected with that transaction in England, Scotland, and Ireland, down to the capitulation of Limerick in 1691; by George Moore, Esq.

14s.

The Annual Register for 1816, 8vo. 16s.

HORTICULTURE.

The Transactions of the Horticultural So ciety of London. Vol. II. Part V. 4to. £1, 11s. 6d.

LAW.

The Speeches of Charles Philips, Esq. delivered at the Bar, and on various public occasions, in Ireland and England. 7s.

A Digested Index to the Crown Law, comprehending all the points relating to Criminal matters contained in the Reports of Blackstone, Burrow, Cowper, Douglas, Leach's Crown Law, Raymond, Salkeld, Strange, Wilson, and the Term Reports; by H. N. Tomlins, of the Inner Temple, royal 8vo.

Reports of Cases upon Appeals and Writs of Error in the House of Lords, during the Sessions of Parliament, 1813 to 16; by P. Dow, Esq. of Lincoln's-inn, barrister-atlaw, 4 vols royal 8vo.

Thoughts on the Laws relating to Salt, as they affect the Fisheries, Agriculture, and Manufactures, of the Kingdom; by Samuel Parkes, F.L.S. M.R.S. member of the Geological Society, 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Practical Instructions for suing out and prosecuting a Commission of Bankrupt, with

the best Modern Precedents now in use, and a Digest of Supplemental Cases; by Edw. Christian, Esq. barrister, &c. 8vo.

A Practical Treatise on Copyhold Tenure and Court-keeping; by John Scriven, Esq. of the Inner Temple, barrister-at-law.

The Case of Colebrooke against Taafe, instituted before the Court of Session in Scotland, for the purpose of removing the two Minor Children of the late G. Cole brooke from the Guardianship of their Mother.

The Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace, and Authority of Parish Officers, in all matters relating to Parochial Law, with practi cal Forms of all necessary Proceedings, the adjudged cases to Michaelmas term 1815, and the Statutes of the last Sessions of Parliament 1816; by J. W. Williams, Esq. of the Inner Temple, barrister-at-law, 2 vols royal 8vo. £2, 12s. 6d.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Quarterly Review, No XXXII. 6s. An Essay on the Characters of Macbeth and King Richard III.; by J. P. Kemble, crown 8vo. 9s. 6d.

An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Bengal Native Infantry from its first formation; together with a Detail of the Services on which the several Battalions have been employed during that period; by the late Capt. John Williams of the Invalid Establishment of the Bengal Army, 8vo. 12s.

Journal of an English Traveller from 1814 to 1816, or Memoirs and Anecdotes of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, 8vo. 4s. 6d.

Antibiblion, or the Papal Tocsin, No I. containing News from Rome and Poland; with a correct Latin Copy and Translation of the present Pope's Bull against Bible Societies, and Notes by Scrutor, 8vo. 4d.

A Plan for Reducing the Poors-rate, by giving permanent Employment to the Labouring Classes; with some Observations on the Cultivation of Flax and Hemp; by Samuel Hill, Esq.

An Authentic Narrative of the wonderful and extraordinary J. A. Muller, the German Prophet; sanctioned by the Emperor of Russia and King of Prussia. 6d.

A Letter relative to the New Conspiracy against the Jesuits; including some observations on the Disturbances at Nismes; addressed to Charles Butter, Esq.; by R. C. Dallas, Esq. 3s.

Observations on the Laws and Ordinances which exist in Foreign States, relative to the religious concerns of their Roman Catholic Subjects; by the Rev. J. Lingard.

The Present Peerage of the United Kingdom, with the Arms of the Peers and Bar

onets.

Oweniana, or Select Passages from the Works of Owen; arranged by Arthur Young, Esq. 12mo. 4s. 6d.

The Statistical Account, or Parochial Sur

vey of Ireland; by William Shaw Mason, Esq. M.R.I.A. with maps and plans. Vol. II. 8vo. £1, 1s.

The Art of Correspondence, consisting of Letters in French and English. 58. Smith's Female Economist, or Plain System of Cookery, 12mo. 4s.

Report of the Proceedings of a Committee of the Navy Board, sitting at Portsmouth from October 28th to November 8th, 1816, to inquire into a Complaint made by the Chaplain respecting the conduct of the resident Commissioner, the Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart.; by the Rev. Tufton Charles Scott, L.L.D. 7s.

Dr John Clarke of Cambridge has just published some Vocal Pieces, with Original Poetry, written expressly for the Work, by Mrs Joanna Baillie, Walter Scott, Esq. John Stewart, Esq. William Smyth, Esq. James Hogg the Ettrick Shepherd, and Lord Byron.

Asiatic Researches, or Transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal for inquiring into the History and Antiquities, the Arts, Sciences, and Literature, of Asia, 4to. Vol. XII. just arrived from Calcutta, £2, 2s.

The Young Man of Honour's Vade-Mecum, being a salutary Treatise on Duelling'; together with the Annals of Chivalry,-the Ordeal Trial, and Judicial Combat; from the earliest times; by Abraham Bosquet, Esq. 12mo. 5s.

A Compendious Dictionary of the Veterinary Art; containing a concise explanation of the various terms used in Veterinary Medicine; also a Description of the Anatomy or Structure of the Eye, the Foot, and other important parts of the Horse; with Practical Observations on his Diseases, as well as those of other Domestic Animals; by James White, Veterinary Surgeon, royal 18mo. 6s.

Observations on the Diseased Manifestations of the Mind, or Insanity; by J. G. Spurzheim. M.D. 8vo.

14s.

Contain

A Treatise on the Nature, Economy, and Practical Management of Bees. In which the various Systems of the British and Foreign Apiarians are examined, with the most improved Methods laid down for effectually preserving the Lives of the Bees. ing also an accurate Description, illustrated by plates, of the Hives invented by Lombard, Ducouedic, Huber, Vicat, l'Abbe della Rocca, and other Foreign Apiarians, and of a newly-invented Hive for the purpose of depriving the Bees of their Honey with safety and expedition; forming the most complete Guide to the study and management of those valuable Insects; with numerous plates; by Robert Huish, member of the Imperial Apiarian Society at Vienna,-second edition, with additions, 8vo. 10s. 6d.

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